Axios: Trump Planning To Hand Out Mass Pardons

Axios reports:

President Trump isn’t just accepting pardon requests but blindly discussing them “like Christmas gifts” to people who haven’t even asked, sources with direct knowledge of the conversations told Axios.

Behind the scenes: Trump recently told one adviser he was going to pardon “every person who ever talked to me,” suggesting an even larger pardon blitz to come. As with most Trump conversations, the adviser wasn’t sure how seriously to take the president — although Trump gave no indication he was joking.

The big picture: The president relishes his unilateral authority to issue get-out-of-jail-free cards. Lately, though, he’s been soliciting recipients, asking friends and advisers who they think he should pardon.

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“Trump has also interrupted conversations to spontaneously suggest that he add the person he’s speaking with to his pardon list… the adviser didn’t believe they had committed any crimes.” via ⁦@jonathanvswan⁩ https://t.co/jSDQ66r9N5

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